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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1927

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1927 — 2,319,281 recorded births in total that year.

19261928 The 1920s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1927

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary70,6425.9%
  2. 2Dorothy35,9933.0%
  3. 3Betty35,4243.0%
  4. 4Helen25,3162.1%
  5. 5Margaret21,9641.8%
  6. 6Ruth19,4121.6%
  7. 7Doris16,5121.4%
  8. 8Virginia15,7341.3%
  9. 9Shirley13,3141.1%
  10. 10Barbara13,1611.1%
  11. 11Mildred13,0531.1%
  12. 12Frances12,9881.1%
  13. 13Elizabeth12,5231.1%
  14. 14Jean12,5121.0%
  15. 15Evelyn11,4951.0%
  16. 16Anna11,2150.9%
  17. 17Alice10,6790.9%
  18. 18Patricia10,5540.9%
  19. 19Lois10,5050.9%
  20. 20Marie10,3170.9%
  21. 21Irene8,6060.7%
  22. 22Gloria8,5350.7%
  23. 23Rose8,4970.7%
  24. 24Martha8,3040.7%
  25. 25Marjorie8,1150.7%
  26. 26Norma7,9970.7%
  27. 27Louise7,7040.6%
  28. 28Florence7,6450.6%
  29. 29Phyllis7,4250.6%
  30. 30Ruby7,2640.6%
  31. 31Catherine7,2560.6%
  32. 32Lillian7,1820.6%
  33. 33Eleanor6,9630.6%
  34. 34Dolores6,7690.6%
  35. 35Joyce6,6840.6%
  36. 36Annie6,5620.6%
  37. 37Gladys6,4180.5%
  38. 38Thelma6,3030.5%
  39. 39Josephine6,1080.5%
  40. 40Edna6,0860.5%
  41. 41Joan6,0320.5%
  42. 42Pauline6,0110.5%
  43. 43June5,7380.5%
  44. 44Lorraine5,7290.5%
  45. 45Lucille5,6340.5%
  46. 46Marilyn5,5540.5%
  47. 47Ethel5,4830.5%
  48. 48Edith5,4030.5%
  49. 49Bernice5,3050.4%
  50. 50Grace5,3040.4%
  51. 51Marion5,2110.4%
  52. 52Theresa5,1290.4%
  53. 53Hazel5,0960.4%
  54. 54Rita5,0840.4%
  55. 55Juanita5,0760.4%
  56. 56Nancy5,0220.4%
  57. 57Beverly4,9320.4%
  58. 58Geraldine4,9300.4%
  59. 59Ann4,7820.4%
  60. 60Jane4,6950.4%
  61. 61Sarah4,5550.4%
  62. 62Audrey4,3750.4%
  63. 63Clara4,3650.4%
  64. 64Emma4,3270.4%
  65. 65Esther4,3270.4%
  66. 66Wanda4,3020.4%
  67. 67Beatrice4,2410.4%
  68. 68Wilma4,1530.3%
  69. 69Elaine4,1100.3%
  70. 70Donna3,9920.3%
  71. 71Willie3,8840.3%
  72. 72Elsie3,8030.3%
  73. 73Katherine3,7240.3%
  74. 74Marian3,7210.3%
  75. 75Charlotte3,6760.3%
  76. 76Julia3,5860.3%
  77. 77Vivian3,5100.3%
  78. 78Gertrude3,5080.3%
  79. 79Eva3,4100.3%
  80. 80Bertha3,3800.3%
  81. 81Agnes3,3380.3%
  82. 82Laura3,3380.3%
  83. 83Kathleen3,2650.3%
  84. 84Ida3,2060.3%
  85. 85Jeanne3,1580.3%
  86. 86Rosemary3,1530.3%
  87. 87Maxine3,0940.3%
  88. 88Bessie2,9750.2%
  89. 89Vera2,9420.2%
  90. 90Kathryn2,9330.2%
  91. 91Eileen2,9290.2%
  92. 92Anne2,9280.2%
  93. 93Ellen2,8670.2%
  94. 94Lillie2,8610.2%
  95. 95Jessie2,8580.2%
  96. 96Peggy2,8570.2%
  97. 97Alma2,8470.2%
  98. 98Ella2,8430.2%
  99. 99Carolyn2,8060.2%
  100. 100Bonnie2,7960.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Robert61,6745.5%
  2. 2John55,9495.0%
  3. 3James53,6744.8%
  4. 4William51,4764.6%
  5. 5Charles31,9412.8%
  6. 6Richard26,7682.4%
  7. 7George25,9492.3%
  8. 8Donald23,8342.1%
  9. 9Joseph23,5032.1%
  10. 10Edward19,1151.7%
  11. 11Thomas17,0271.5%
  12. 12Frank14,3771.3%
  13. 13Paul13,6041.2%
  14. 14Harold13,2261.2%
  15. 15Raymond12,8071.1%
  16. 16Jack12,8021.1%
  17. 17Walter11,3461.0%
  18. 18Kenneth10,8481.0%
  19. 19Henry9,8710.9%
  20. 20Eugene9,7420.9%
  21. 21David9,4260.8%
  22. 22Arthur9,3380.8%
  23. 23Albert9,1280.8%
  24. 24Ralph8,4340.7%
  25. 25Harry8,0190.7%
  26. 26Carl7,2770.6%
  27. 27Willie6,9690.6%
  28. 28Howard6,8310.6%
  29. 29Louis6,6630.6%
  30. 30Joe6,5420.6%
  31. 31Billy6,4630.6%
  32. 32Clarence6,4600.6%
  33. 33Earl6,4060.6%
  34. 34Roy6,3870.6%
  35. 35Fred6,3130.6%
  36. 36Francis5,6440.5%
  37. 37Lawrence5,5720.5%
  38. 38Gerald5,5110.5%
  39. 39Norman5,4940.5%
  40. 40Leonard5,3110.5%
  41. 41Ernest5,2080.5%
  42. 42Herbert5,0170.4%
  43. 43Anthony4,9170.4%
  44. 44Stanley4,9020.4%
  45. 45Alfred4,7560.4%
  46. 46Daniel4,6150.4%
  47. 47Marvin4,3970.4%
  48. 48Melvin4,2020.4%
  49. 49Samuel4,1890.4%
  50. 50Bernard4,1650.4%
  51. 51Leroy3,9110.3%
  52. 52Michael3,6050.3%
  53. 53Floyd3,5490.3%
  54. 54Russell3,5400.3%
  55. 55Leo3,5360.3%
  56. 56Andrew3,4370.3%
  57. 57Edwin3,3900.3%
  58. 58Lloyd3,3250.3%
  59. 59Peter3,3010.3%
  60. 60Ray3,2530.3%
  61. 61Elmer3,2050.3%
  62. 62Theodore3,1240.3%
  63. 63Ronald3,1150.3%
  64. 64Frederick3,0480.3%
  65. 65Clifford3,0310.3%
  66. 66Alvin2,8830.3%
  67. 67Wayne2,8820.3%
  68. 68Clyde2,8800.3%
  69. 69Bill2,8630.3%
  70. 70Herman2,8560.3%
  71. 71Vernon2,8520.3%
  72. 72Gene2,8020.2%
  73. 73Calvin2,6940.2%
  74. 74Gordon2,6800.2%
  75. 75Philip2,6770.2%
  76. 76Glenn2,6700.2%
  77. 77Vincent2,6470.2%
  78. 78Leon2,6020.2%
  79. 79Warren2,5550.2%
  80. 80Charlie2,5120.2%
  81. 81Dale2,5030.2%
  82. 82Lewis2,4970.2%
  83. 83Lester2,4400.2%
  84. 84Roger2,4080.2%
  85. 85Chester2,4070.2%
  86. 86Lee2,3900.2%
  87. 87Martin2,3830.2%
  88. 88Milton2,3580.2%
  89. 89Jesse2,3180.2%
  90. 90Don2,3030.2%
  91. 91Bobby2,2860.2%
  92. 92Cecil2,2270.2%
  93. 93Jerry2,2150.2%
  94. 94Harvey2,2010.2%
  95. 95Allen2,1010.2%
  96. 96Wallace2,0090.2%
  97. 97Arnold1,9980.2%
  98. 98Victor1,9830.2%
  99. 99Gilbert1,9760.2%
  100. 100Bob1,9700.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1927 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.